Benny & Joon (1993)
Overview
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23,202,734.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 20.49 |
Directed By
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Crew
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Lesley McNeil
Barry Berman
Carol Littleton
Donna Roth
Susan Arnold
Bill Badalato
Lesley McNeil
Barbara Munch
Chuck Velasco
Kimberly Harris
Pat McCormick
Matthew Sawelson
Scott Millan
K.C. Colwell
Rachel Portman
Suzanne Spangler
Mitchell Amundsen
John Haeny
Michael J. Cerone
Martin Lasowitz
Bruce Birmelin
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Jeff Rosen
Lisa Krueger
Allan Mason
Ralph Osborn
Adam Sawelson
Jessica Gallavan
David Halbert
Noon Orsatti
Neil Spisak
J.D. Streett
J. Paul Huntsman
James Thornton
Fríða Aradóttir
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
John Schwartzman
Pat Tagliaferro
Paul J. Zydel
Joseph Pisani
Risa Bramon Garcia
Patty York
Heidi Levitt
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Mark Streapy
Myron Nettinga
Gary C. Bourgeois
TOP CAST
Johnny Depp
Sam
Mary Stuart Masterson
Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
Aidan Quinn
Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Julianne Moore
Ruthie
Oliver Platt
Eric
CCH Pounder
Dr. Garvey
Dan Hedaya
Thomas
Joe Grifasi
Mike
William H. Macy
Randy Burch
Liane Curtis
Claudia
Eileen Ryan
Mrs. Smail
Lynette Walden
Female Customer
Waldo Larson
Waldo
Don Hamilton
UPS man
Leslie Laursen
Admitting Nurse
John Grant Phillips
Policeman
Irvin Johnson
Orderly
Shane Nilsson
Orderly
Faye Killebrew
Video Customer
Ramsin Amirkhas
Video Clerk
Amy Alizabeth Sanford
Young Joon
Brian Keevy
Young Benny
Tony Lincoln
Local
Noon Orsatti
Patron
Dan Kamin
Patron
Gregory Cook
Guy in the Park (uncredited)
Aaron Haedt
Bicyclist (uncredited)
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